Creating vms in softlayer network

[masterb56]

Can anybody tell me how to get vmware to work with a Softlayer dedi? I have successfully installed vms before on a different service provider but somehow Softlayer's network is configured differently.

I use vmware for virtualization and the vm is on bridge network.

I input the right details ip, gateway, subnet inside the vm but it still doesn't connect. If I changed to NAT its working - but it uses the dedi's ip. Any way I can make bridging work in this network?

masterb56 Reviewed by masterb56 on 12th Feb 2012. Creating vms in softlayer network Can anybody tell me how to get vmware to work with a Softlayer dedi? I have successfully installed vms before on a different service provider but somehow Softlayer's network is configured differently. I use vmware for virtualization and the vm is on bridge network. I input the right details ip, gateway, subnet inside the vm but it still doesn't connect. If I changed to NAT its working - but it uses the dedi's ip. Any way I can make bridging work in this network? :( Rating: 5

[vgnheart]

Softlayer may be blocking the VM mac addresses. You need to contact their support

[venZlic]

They have a mac filtered network, i assume.
You might need to use work around for this .GL!

[masterb56]

Softlayer may be blocking the VM mac addresses. You need to contact their support

Yeah I have and they said I need portable ip blocks as per:

http://knowledgelayer.softlayer.com/...able+IP+blocks

But when they burned my ips, they said I don't actually need portable ips

I know tech support is a fuck up